I love fried chicken wings but I am not so crazy in cooking them. One thing I do not like about cooking fried chicken is the splattering oil and of course the volume of oil wasted just for this purposed.
So that’s how the search for finding another way to cook those wings without the use of oil started.
I found a recipe online which uses baking powder as the secret to making them crispy. Do not confuse yourself with baking soda and bicarbonate of soda. This recipe asked for BAKING POWDER.
I remembered a friend giving me the same tips to making those crispy fried chicken that you find at Chinese restaurants. He told me to rub the chicken with baking powder. He said using baking powder drys up the skin which makes it more crunchy.
My first attempt to this recipe was a failure because I forgot to grease the aluminum foil. The chicken skin got stuck to the bottom and tore the skin off when I tried to remove them. When I tried to peel off the stuck skin it was very crispy and broke easily. That’s when I knew that this recipe is a keeper and I must share this method to all of you.
You can watch the video by clicking the Youtube link below:-
This is a simple recipe, just salt, pepper and baking powder. It is how you baked and where you place the baking tray that is crucial to making a good crispy skin. For the first part, you need to place your baking tray at the bottom rack with the lowest oven temperature (100c). Let it baked for 30 mins.
After 30 minutes, take the tray and moved it to the top level rack. Increased the temperature to 170c and let it baked for another 30 mins.
At the end you will have this beautiful brown crispy wings. No more splattering oil! To add more omph to your dish, take out the wings from the oven and coat it with a sauce that you like.
